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Major topics of China's two sessions attract worldwide attention
As the annual sessions of China's top legislative and political advisory bodies are drawing to a close, overseas experts and scholars continued to show strong interests in the important gathering.
NPC deputies give press conference on China's higher education
NPC deputies give press conference on China's higher education.
China considers granting Sansha city local legislative power
National legislators proposed to grant the local legislative power to Sansha city of south China's Hainan Province, said the national legislature Thursday.
Advisory: Schedules for NPC, CPPCC annual sessions -- March 13
Following are the schedules for the third sessions of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) and the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Friday.
Possibility of full interest rate liberalization 'very high' this year
Chinese central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said Thursday that the possibility for China to fully liberalize its interest rates mechanism is "very high" this year.
- The Ministry of Finance's one trillion debt swap line has been assigned to local governments, regional delegates to China's annual parliamentary session said on Thursday.
China's cross-border capital flows normal: central bank governor
Speculative capital flows do exist in China but a "vast majority" of the country's cross-border capital flows are associated with normal trade and investment activities, central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said Thursday.
- Chinese authorities would intensify campaigns against social ills ranging from corruption and terrorism to environmental pollution and wrongful convictions, according to work reports of two judicial bodies delivered Thursday to the top legislature.
Why do Chinese leaders join discussions with legislators, political advisors
Senior Chinese leaders have participated in dozens of panel discussions with the country's legislators and political advisors in the past few days, demonstrating "democracy with Chinese characteristics" at the country's most important annual political event.
- Chinese central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said Thursday that China is sticking to the prudent monetary policy despite the use of a string of new monetary policy tools.
Prosecutors to take more environment litigation for public interest
The Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) will engage prosecutors more in environment litigation for public interest, its chief Cao Jianming said here Thursday.
- A senior political adviser urged the Dalai Lama on Wednesday to have a serious discussion with the Chinese government about his future.
- China's Procurator-General Cao Jianming on Thursday delivered a report on the work of the Supreme People's Procuratorate to the National People's Congress, China's top legislature.
Highlights of the Sessions >>
- Full text: Report on China's central, local budgets
- Full text: Report on China's economic, social development plan
- Full text: Report on the Work of the Government (2015)
- Highlights of work report of Supreme People's Court
- Big data on China's rule of law
- China to speed up drafting anti-corruption law
